engine displacement

ˈɛnʤɪn dɪsˈpleɪsmənt

Definition

Definition of engine displacement - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

engine measurement

TECH.

total volume moved by all pistons inside an engine's cylinders

TECH.

Engine displacement affects how much power the engine can produce.
Mechanics measured the engine displacement before the rebuild.
Race regulations limit engine displacement per class.

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Expressions with engine

kill the engine

turn off a vehicle's engine

He decided to kill the engine and take a break.

flood the engine

cause too much fuel in an engine

He accidentally flooded the engine while trying to start the car.

gun the engine

accelerate the engine quickly and forcefully

He gunned the engine and sped away.

engine of destruction

powerful machine designed to cause damage

The tank was an engine of destruction on the battlefield.

engine trouble

problems with an engine causing malfunction

The car stopped due to engine trouble.

fire engine

vehicle equipped for firefighting

The fire engine rushed to the burning building..

Expressions with displacement

displacement activity

unnecessary action taken to delay a task

Cleaning the desk was just a displacement activity.

character displacement

evolutionary change in species traits in shared habitats

Character displacement helps species avoid competition in overlapping habitats.

positive displacement pump

pump moves fixed fluid amount and keeps flow steady despite pressure changes

A positive displacement pump keeps flow steady even if pressure rises.

principle of liquid displacement

concept where immersed body displaces equal fluid volume

The principle of liquid displacement explains why ships float.

angular displacement

difference in turned angle about an axis, in degrees

The sensor recorded an angular displacement of 30 degrees.

displacement current

rate of change of electric displacement field

The displacement current is crucial in Maxwell's equations.

displacement reaction

reaction where one element replaces another in a compound

In a displacement reaction, zinc replaces copper in the solution.

load displacement

weight of water displaced by a loaded ship

The load displacement of the tanker was carefully calculated.

Terms with engine displacement included in their meaning

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engineering

single-cylinder engine often with large displacement

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French:cylindrée, ...
German:Hubraum, ...
Italian:cilindrata, ...
Spanish:cilindrada, ...
Portuguese:cilindrada, ...
Chinese:发动机排量, ...
Japanese:排気量, ...
Arabic:سعة المحرك, ...
Hebrew:נֶפַח מָנוֹעַ, ...
Russian:рабочий объём двигателя, ...
Ukrainian:робочий об'єм двигуна, ...
Hindi:इंजन विस्थापन, ...
Bengali:ইঞ্জিন ডিসপ্লেসমেন্ট, ...
Catalan:cilindrada, ...
Czech:zdvihový objem, ...
Danish:motorvolumen, ...
Dutch:cilinderinhoud, ...
Greek:κυβισμός κινητήρα, ...
Hungarian:hengerűrtartalom, ...
Khmer:ទំហំស៊ីឡាំងម៉ាស៊ីន, ...
Korean:배기량, ...
Persian:حجم موتور, ...
Polish:pojemność skokowa silnika, ...
Portuguese (BR):cilindrada, ...
Romanian:cilindree, ...
Swedish:cylindervolym, ...
Thai:ความจุกระบอกสูบ, ...
Turkish:motor hacmi, ...
Vietnamese:dung tích động cơ, ...

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